Question 1

Which term means suture of the spleen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Splenectomy 
B)  Splenorrhagia 
C)  Splenorrhaphy 
D)  Splenorrhexis 
A)  Splenectomy 
B)  Splenorrhagia 
C)  Splenorrhaphy 
D)  Splenorrhexis

Question 2

What does hypertension mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased blood pressure 
B)  Increased pulse rate 
C)  Decreased pulse rate 
D)  Decreased blood pressure 
A)  Increased blood pressure 
B)  Increased pulse rate 
C)  Decreased pulse rate 
D)  Decreased blood pressure

Question 3

What is inflammation of the valves of the heart?

Accepted Answer

A)  Angiocarditis 
B)  Myocarditis 
C)  Cardiovalvulitis 
D)  Angiostenosis 
A)  Angiocarditis 
B)  Myocarditis 
C)  Cardiovalvulitis 
D)  Angiostenosis

Question 4

What is a lymphangioma?

Accepted Answer

A)  A tumor composed of blood vessels 
B)  A tumor composed of lymph vessels 
C)  An echocardiogram 
D)  Computed tomography of the lymphatic system 
A)  A tumor composed of blood vessels 
B)  A tumor composed of lymph vessels 
C)  An echocardiogram 
D)  Computed tomography of the lymphatic system

Question 5

What is a coronary thrombosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Formation of a blood clot in an artery that supplies blood to the myocardium 
B)  Closing off of a coronary artery 
C)  Narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel 
D)  A myocardial infarction 
A)  Formation of a blood clot in an artery that supplies blood to the myocardium 
B)  Closing off of a coronary artery 
C)  Narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel 
D)  A myocardial infarction

Which term means suture of the spleen?

What does hypertension mean?

What is inflammation of the valves of the heart?

What is a lymphangioma?

What is a coronary thrombosis?

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Exam 5: Circulatory System

Which term means suture of the spleen?

What does hypertension mean?

What is inflammation of the valves of the heart?

What is a lymphangioma?

What is a coronary thrombosis?

Building Medical Terms Starting With Medical Specialties

Diseases and Disorders: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Terms

Organization of the Body

Body Fluids

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Urinary System

Reproductive System

Musculoskeletal System

Nervous System

Peripheral Nervous System: Special Sense Organs

Integumentary System

Endocrine System

Filters